Erling Knudtzon

Erling Knudtzon (born 15 December 1988) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Molde.

Erling Knudtzon
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Molde
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2003 Ullern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Ullern
2007–2010 Lyn 65 (4)
2010–2018 Lillestrøm 231 (42)
2019– Molde 29 (5)
National team‡
2007 Norway U19 3 (1)
2007–2010 Norway U21 12 (0)
2012 Norway U23 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2012

Club career

Early career

Knudtzon began his career with Ullern, joining FC Lyn Oslo in 2007. He made his first team debut on 14 April 2007 against Fredrikstad, and played twenty Norwegian top flight games in his first season, most of them as a starter.[1]

Lillestrøm SK

On 1 February 2010 Knudtzon signed a three-year contract with Lillestrøm, and reunited with his former coach Henning Berg. [2] Knudtzon played 231 league games for the club.

Molde FK

On 17 July 2018, Molde FK announced that they had signed Knudtzon to a three-year contract, beginning 1 January 2019.[3] He made his Molde debut on 31 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Sarpsborg 08.[4] On 22 April 2019, Knudtzon scored his first goal for Molde in the club's 2–0 away win against his former team Lillestrøm.[4] The game also marked his 300th appearance in the top division of Norwegian football.

International career

Knudtzon played a total of 17 games and scored two goals for Norway at international youth and under-23 level.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 July 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyn 2007 Tippeligaen 20350--253
2008 19030--220
2009 27131--302
Total 664111----775
Lillestrøm 2010 Tippeligaen 23010--240
2011 21220--232
2012 29841--339
2013 23260--292
2014 27621--297
2015 291020--3110
2016 27510--285
2017 Eliteserien 29851--349
2018 231302[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0291
Total 23142263201026045
Molde 2019 Eliteserien 203207[lower-alpha 1]100294
2020 9200000092
Total 295204100386
Career total 32651394911037556
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League, including qualifying games
  2. Appearance in Mesterfinalen

Honours

Club

Lillestrøm SK

Molde

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References
  1. "Erling Knudtzon". LynFotball.net. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  2. http://www.lsk.no/?did=9120614
  3. "ERLING KNUDTZON TIL MOLDE FK". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. "Erling Knudtzon". www.altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. "Erling Knudtzon national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. "Erling Knudtzon". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 17 July 2018.


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